Graces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"He always used to say his favourite part of sailing around the world was coming into the Mersey, seeing the Three Graces and coming back home."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Perfetti, in monochromatic black sweats, T-shirt and baseball cap, is just four steps into the rotunda, under the shadow of the museum’s famous Three Graces statue by Julia Bracken Wendt, when he is recognized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Urs Fischer offers a literally waxen redeployment of antique statuary: a candle in the shape of the Three Graces, the central goddess facing backward, their absent heads turned into burning wicks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
All the named trees, including the 209-foot Grizzly Giant and the Bachelor and Three Graces, remained safe.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
The Pink Graces arrayed themselves behind her, with eyes lowered and hands clasped before them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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